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KYC Operations Senior Manager

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Citi

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Costa Rica , Heredia

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Job Description:

The KYC Operations Senior Manager is responsible for managing a team to provide Anti-Money Laundering monitoring, governance, oversight and regulatory reporting, and contributing to the development of an internal KYC program at Citi.

Job Responsibility:

  • Provide senior oversight of KYC Operations teams
  • represent the KYC function in senior management discussions and key stakeholder meetings
  • serve as central point of coordination for vendor strategy and third party interactions
  • serve as key contributor to the Global KYC strategy
  • ensure effective governance of tasks and processes
  • partner with global Compliance and KYC teams to interpret and implement new Anti-Money Laundering (AML) policies
  • develop ongoing KYC training plan
  • manage KYC Operations project book of work
  • manage and assess impact of operational implementation of technology and policy change
  • drive continuous improvements to quality of data and client service levels
  • create efficiencies through utilization of low cost centers for data management
  • operate with limited level of direct supervision
  • exercise independence of judgement and autonomy
  • manage teams
  • appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made

Requirements:

  • 6-10 years of experience
  • Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
  • Master's degree preferred

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
November 25, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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